| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John Adler |
Politician |
23-Aug-1959 |
4-Apr-2011 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 2009-11 |
| Alexander |
Royalty |
1-Aug-1893 |
25-Oct-1920 |
King of Greece, 1917-20 |
| Malcolm Arnold |
Composer |
21-Oct-1921 |
23-Sep-2006 |
The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| Long John Baldry |
Singer |
12-Jan-1941 |
21-Jul-2005 |
British blues singer, Blues Incorporated |
| Harry Barnes |
Diplomat |
5-Jun-1926 |
9-Aug-2012 |
US Ambassador to Chile, 1985-88 |
| Charles Bickford |
Actor |
1-Jan-1891 |
9-Nov-1967 |
The Song of Bernadette |
| Ed Bishop |
Actor |
11-Jun-1932 |
8-Jun-2005 |
Cmdr. Straker on UFO |
| Bob Blackman |
Football |
7-Jul-1918 |
18-Mar-2000 |
Dartmouth Head Coach, 1955-70 |
| Harry Blackstone, Jr. |
Magician |
30-Jun-1934 |
14-May-1997 |
TV and stage illusionist |
| William Blackstone |
Judge |
10-Jul-1723 |
14-Feb-1780 |
Commentaries on the Laws of England |
| Mr. Blackwell |
Critic |
29-Aug-1922 |
19-Oct-2008 |
Issued an annual "Worst-Dressed List" |
| Tom Bosley |
Actor |
1-Oct-1927 |
19-Oct-2010 |
Dad on Happy Days |
| George E. Brown, Jr. |
Politician |
6-Mar-1920 |
15-Jul-1999 |
Congressman from California, 1973-99 |
| Donald W. Callender |
Business |
27-Sep-1927 |
7-Jan-2009 |
Marie Callender's restaurateur |
| Art Clokey |
Cartoonist |
12-Oct-1921 |
8-Jan-2010 |
Creator of Gumby |
| Ronald Colman |
Actor |
9-Feb-1891 |
19-May-1958 |
A Double Life |
| Barber Conable |
Politician |
2-Nov-1922 |
30-Nov-2003 |
World Bank President, Congressman |
| George Nathaniel Curzon |
Government |
11-Jan-1859 |
20-Mar-1925 |
Created the Kingdom of Jordan |
| Roald Dahl |
Author |
13-Sep-1916 |
23-Nov-1990 |
James and the Giant Peach |
| Dan Dailey |
Actor |
14-Dec-1913 |
16-Oct-1978 |
When My Baby Smiles at Me |
| Emanuel Feuermann |
Cellist |
22-Nov-1902 |
25-May-1942 |
Cellist |
| Francis II |
Royalty |
19-Jan-1544 |
5-Dec-1560 |
King of France 1559-60 |
| George Furth |
Playwright |
14-Dec-1932 |
11-Aug-2008 |
Company |
| Hugh J. Gallen |
Politician |
30-Jul-1924 |
29-Dec-1982 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1979-82 |
| Hank Garland |
Country Musician |
11-Nov-1930 |
27-Dec-2004 |
Country guitar virtuoso |
| J. Paul Getty, Jr. |
Business |
7-Sep-1932 |
17-Apr-2003 |
Heir to the Getty Oil fortune |
| Andy Gibb |
Musician |
5-Mar-1958 |
10-Mar-1988 |
I Just Want To Be Your Everything |
| Gordon Gould |
Physicist |
17-Jul-1920 |
16-Sep-2005 |
Invented the laser, arguably |
| Victor Grignard |
Chemist |
6-May-1871 |
13-Dec-1935 |
Grignard Reaction |
| Alexander Haig |
Government |
2-Dec-1924 |
20-Feb-2010 |
US Secretary of State, 1981-82 |
| Hatshepsut |
Royalty |
c. 1502 BC |
c. 1458 BC |
Female Pharaoh of Egypt |
| Victor Hugo |
Author |
26-Feb-1802 |
23-May-1885 |
Les Miserables |
| Thomas Jefferson |
Head of State |
13-Apr-1743 |
4-Jul-1826 |
3rd US President, 1801-09 |
| Rajesh Khanna |
Actor |
29-Dec-1942 |
18-Jul-2012 |
Anand |
| Hildegard Knef |
Actor |
28-Dec-1925 |
1-Feb-2002 |
The Murderers Are Among Us |
| Hope Lange |
Actor |
28-Nov-1931 |
19-Dec-2003 |
Peyton Place |
| Gustav Mahler |
Composer |
7-Jul-1860 |
18-May-1911 |
Das Lied von der Erde |
| Alice McGrath |
Activist |
5-Apr-1917 |
27-Nov-2009 |
Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Politician |
16-Mar-1927 |
26-Mar-2003 |
US Senator from New York, 1977-2001 |
| Camillo Olivetti |
Business |
13-Aug-1868 |
4-Dec-1943 |
Founder of Olivetti SpA |
| Tsar Peter II |
Royalty |
23-Oct-1715 |
29-Jan-1730 |
Tsar of Russia, 1727-30 |
| John Phillips |
Educator |
27-Dec-1719 |
21-Apr-1795 |
Founder of Phillips Exeter Academy |
| George Pickett |
Military |
16-Jan-1825 |
30-Jul-1875 |
Battle of Gettysburg |
| Prince Rainier |
Royalty |
31-May-1923 |
6-Apr-2005 |
Monarch of Monaco, 1949-2005 |
| Christopher Reeve |
Actor |
25-Sep-1952 |
10-Oct-2004 |
Superman |
| Rainer Maria Rilke |
Poet |
04-Dec-1875 |
29-Dec-1926 |
Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus |
| Andrew Sarris |
Critic |
31-Oct-1928 |
20-Jun-2012 |
The American Cinema |
| Merl Saunders |
Pianist |
14-Feb-1934 |
24-Oct-2008 |
Jazz & New Age keyboardist |
| Sky Saxon |
Singer |
20-Aug-1937 |
25-Jun-2009 |
The Seeds |
| Dick Schaap |
Journalist |
27-Sep-1934 |
21-Dec-2001 |
Flashing Before My Eyes |
| Roy Scheider |
Actor |
10-Nov-1932 |
10-Feb-2008 |
Jaws |
| Béla Schick |
Doctor |
16-Jul-1877 |
6-Dec-1967 |
Schick test for diphtheria |
| Sherwood Schwartz |
Film/TV Producer |
14-Nov-1916 |
12-Jul-2011 |
Gilligan's Island, The Brady Bunch |
| Georges Seurat |
Painter |
2-Dec-1859 |
29-Mar-1891 |
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte |
| Tutankhamun |
Royalty |
1341 BC |
1323 BC |
Boy King of Egypt |
| Astrid Varnay |
Singer |
25-Apr-1918 |
4-Sep-2006 |
Wagnerian soprano |
| Artturi Virtanen |
Chemist |
15-Jan-1895 |
11-Nov-1973 |
AIV method of fodder preservation |
| Antonio Vivaldi |
Composer |
4-Mar-1678 |
28-Jul-1741 |
The Four Seasons |
| Robert Wadlow |
Oddity |
22-Feb-1918 |
15-Jul-1940 |
Tallest documented individual |
| Helen Ware |
Actor |
15-Oct-1877 |
25-Jan-1939 |
Theater actress |
| George Washington |
Head of State |
22-Feb-1732 |
14-Dec-1799 |
1st US President, 1789-97 |
| John Watson |
Psychologist |
9-Jan-1878 |
25-Sep-1958 |
Founder of Behaviorism |
| Paul Wendkos |
Film Director |
20-Sep-1922 |
12-Nov-2009 |
Gidget |
| William Wharton |
Novelist |
7-Nov-1925 |
29-Oct-2008 |
Birdy |
| Oscar Wilde |
Playwright |
16-Oct-1854 |
30-Nov-1900 |
The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Grant Williams |
Actor |
18-Aug-1930 |
28-Jul-1985 |
The Incredible Shrinking Man |
| Harry Woods |
Actor |
5-May-1889 |
28-Dec-1968 |
Perpetual Hollywood villain |
| F. W. Woolworth |
Business |
13-Apr-1852 |
8-Apr-1919 |
Five and dime magnate |